OBJECTIVE: To report the case of a female who presented in childhood with symptoms and signs of hyperandrogenism secondary to an extraovarian steroid cell tumor. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Endocrine investigation unit of a university teaching hospital. PATIENT(S): An 11-year-old female presented with symptoms and signs of hyperandrogenism. INTERVENTION(S): Ultrasonography, MRI imaging, bilateral adrenal and ovarian venous sampling, laparoscopy, and laparotomy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Ultrasonography, laboratory tests. RESULT(S): Hyperandrogenism was due to an extraovarian steroid cell tumor located in the broad ligament. The tumor was successfully removed at laparotomy with biochemical and clinical resolution of the hyperandrogenism. CONCLUSION(S): Extraovarian steroid cell tumor is a rare cause of hyperandrogenism.
OBJECTIVE: To report the case of a female who presented in childhood with symptoms and signs of hyperandrogenism secondary to an extraovarian steroid cell tumor. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Endocrine investigation unit of a university teaching hospital. PATIENT(S): An 11-year-old female presented with symptoms and signs of hyperandrogenism. INTERVENTION(S): Ultrasonography, MRI imaging, bilateral adrenal and ovarian venous sampling, laparoscopy, and laparotomy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Ultrasonography, laboratory tests. RESULT(S): Hyperandrogenism was due to an extraovarian steroid cell tumor located in the broad ligament. The tumor was successfully removed at laparotomy with biochemical and clinical resolution of the hyperandrogenism. CONCLUSION(S): Extraovarian steroid cell tumor is a rare cause of hyperandrogenism.
Authors: Felix C K Wong; Angela Z Chan; W S Wong; Angel H W Kwan; Tracy S M Law; Jacqueline P W Chung; Jeffrey S S Kwok; Angel O K Chan Journal: Case Rep Endocrinol Date: 2019-10-27